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MapServer training

The main purpose of this MapServer course is to enable participants to understand the basic principles of the creation of a web mapping application and then run their first steps in development of MapServer applications.

NOTES.: the content of this course was created by Eduardo Kanegae in 2005 and is available as a MS4W package since 2009.

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Topics

About Free and Open Source software
Web mapping definitions
A quick introduction of MapServer
- History
- Features
- Operating modes
- A typical MapServer CGI application structure
Preparing your dataset with FOSS4G tools
Developing a web mapping application
- A simple map
- Adding a new layer
- Using raster layers
- Changing properties on-the-fly
- Thematic maps
- Defining an user interface
- Using symbols
- Legend and scalebar
- Reference map
- Labels
- Running queries
- MapServer frameworks
Additional info

Instructor

Eduardo Patto Kanegae

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